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Design of ‘The Embrace' Statue Honoring MLK Prompts Varied Response in Boston
When The Embrace monument to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, was unveiled last week on Boston Common, it brought a range of emotions. Visitors to Friday’s ceremony reflected on the ways in which King’s quest for civil rights changed the world, as well as the need for continued progress. Yolanda King, daughter of...
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Boston Gathers for MLK Memorial Events
Many of Boston’s notables gathered on Monday to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., starting with the city’s first seated memorial breakfast event since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, then at Boston University’s annual celebration of the lives of King and his wife, Coretta Scott King. Monday capped off an incredible weekend of events to honor the Kings’...
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‘Everyone Belongs': Attendees of Embrace Statue Unveiling Honor MLK's Legacy
Dozens gathered at Boston Common to witness the unveiling of The Embrace statue honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. Pratema Patil took her children because she wanted them to experience a historic moment. “It’s a way of showing them that things can get better cities can grow, voting matters, civic engagement matters, and there is...
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King Family Talks ‘Power of Love' and Boston's Monument to MLK, Coretta Scott
What does Boston’s new monument celebrating the love of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King bring to mind for their descendants? “Strength,” said Martin Luther King III ahead of the unveiling of The Embrace statue. “Perseverance and the power of love,” said his teenage daughter, Yolanda King, taking the words right out of her mother’s mouth....
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PHOTOS: The Embrace Unveiled on Boston Common
People gathered at the Boston Common on Friday afternoon for the unveiling of The Embrace, a new memorial honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
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Embrace: The Kings
‘Embrace: The Kings’ is a moving half-hour special about The Embrace monument being unveiled on Boston Common honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, their love story in Boston, and their fight for equity for all of us in Boston and around the world. It’s the catalyst for how we look at everything around social justice. Brought...
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Julia Roberts Says Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Paid the Hospital Bill for Her Birth
The actor’s parents — Betty Lou Bredemus and Walter Grady Roberts — became good friends with the civil rights leaders in the 1960s.